An Impossible Impostor
by Deanna Raybourn

While investigating a man claiming to be the long-lost heir to a noble family, Veronica Speedwell gets the surprise of her life in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award--nominated author Deanna Raybourn.

London, 1889. Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian beau Stoker are summoned by Sir Hugo Montgomerie, head of Special Branch. He has a personal request on behalf of his goddaughter, Euphemia Hathaway. After years of traveling the world, her eldest brother, Jonathan, heir to Hathaway Hall, was believed to have been killed in the catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa a few years before.

But now a man matching Jonathan’s description and carrying his possessions has arrived at Hathaway Hall with no memory of his identity or where he has been. Could this man truly be Jonathan, back from the dead? Or is he a devious impostor, determined to gain ownership over the family’s most valuable possessions—a legendary parure of priceless Rajasthani jewels? It’s a delicate situation, and Veronica is Sir Hugo’s only hope.

Veronica and Stoker agree to go to Hathaway Hall to covertly investigate the mysterious amnesiac. Veronica is soon shocked to find herself face-to-face with a ghost from her past. To help Sir Hugo discover the truth, she must open doors to her own history that she long believed to be shut for good.

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Other Books by Deanna Raybourn

A Sinister Revenge
Veronica Speedwell Mystery Book 8

Killers of a Certain Age

An Unexpected Peril
Veronica Speedwell Mystery Book 6

Night of a Thousand Stars

City of Jasmine

A Murderous Relation
Veronica Speedwell Mystery Book 5

A Mysterious Season
Lady Julia Grey Mystery Book 6-9

Lady Julia Grey Volume 2
Lady Julia Grey Mystery Book 4-5

The Dark Enquiry
Lady Julia Grey Mystery Book 5

Dark Road to Darjeeling
Lady Julia Grey Mystery Book 4

A Dangerous Collaboration
Veronica Speedwell Mystery Book 4

Lady Julia Grey Mystery Collection Volume 1
Lady Julia Grey Mystery Book 1-3

Silent On The Moor
Lady Julia Grey Mystery Book 3

Silent In The Sanctuary
Lady Julia Grey Mystery Book 2

Deanna Raybourn's Bio

A sixth-generation native Texan, New York Times bestselling author Deanna Raybourn graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a double major in English and history and an emphasis on Shakespearean studies. She taught high school English for three years in San Antonio before leaving education to pursue a career as a novelist. Deanna makes her home in Virginia, where she lives with her husband and daughter and is hard at work on her next novel.